Shoe-horn.



No. 703,3"). 1 Patented lune 24, I902.

G. SCHNEIDER.

SHOE HORN.

(Ayplication filed Jan. 28, 1901. Ronewad Dec. 4, 1901.)

(R0 Model.)

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UIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE SCHNEIDER, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, AssIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNEASSIGNMENTS, To THE GEORGE SCHNEIDER MANUFACTUR- ING COMPANY OFBALTIMORE CITY, A CORPORATION OF MARYLAND.

SHOE

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 703,310, dated June24;, 1902. Application filed January 28, 1901. Renewed December 4, 1901.Serial No. 84.616- (No model.)

To whom it may Concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE SCHNEIDER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Shoe-Horns, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in shoe-horns, and has for itsobject to provide an improved device which shall be simple inconstruction and which while guiding the foot into the shoe may also beoperated to grip the shoe, whereby the latter may be drawn onto thefoot. By this construction a person, especially a large person, need notexperience the difiiculty in leaning over to insert the horn in the shoewhile the latter is on the floor or supported on a chair or other deviceand after the horn has been inserted may easily draw the shoe on withoutpressing the latter against anything.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which--Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe with a portion of the rear brokenaway to illustrate the horn when in engagement with theshoe. Fig. 2 is arear view of the shoe-horn provided with my device. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of a portion of the horn and the gripping 3o device.

In the drawings the horn proper, A, is formed in the usual manner andmay be of any of the various shapes. At the rear or convex side the hornis provided with a lug b, which projects at right angles or horizontallytherefrom, and said lugis provided with a central slot, which forms twoears 0 c. Beneath the lug b the convex side of the horn is provided witha second horizontally-projecting lug d. Both lugs b and d are locatedcentrally with respect to the converging edges cf of the horn. Agripping-finger g has a serrated or corrugated plate h, of rubber orother suitable material, to'prevent the defacement of the leather of theshoe and is also provided on its under side with a central slot i andterminates in a bifurcated end j. The lug d is received in the said slot1', and a pin it passes transversely through the grippingfinger and lug,whereby to pivot said finger on said lug.

Au operating-lever Zis pivoted near one end between the ears 0 c of thelug b, and thefree end of said lever is provided with a hook end m,which curves outwardly or away from the horn, and the other end it ofsaid lover I is provided with an elongated slot 0. The slotted end it ofthe lever Z takes between the bifurcated portions of the endj of thegrippingfinger, and a pin 11, passing through said elon- 6o gated slot 0and endj, pivotally connects the finger and lever together.

In using shoe-horns persons almost invariably insert the horn in theshoe at an inclination, with the horn resting on the bottom of the shoe.This manner of using shoe-horns often reduces the opening in the shoe tosuch an extent as to prevent the insertion of the foot and the horn mustbe Withdrawn and again only partially inserted. By my construction thehorn cannot be inserted far enough to cause this difficulty, and thistrouble'is obviated. By reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen' that thehorn A is inserted in the shoe B, while the gripping-finger g engagesthe exterior of the shoe and the lug d abuts against the top edge of thecounter and serves as a stop to prevent the born from being inserted farenough into the shoe to cause the trouble referred to.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a shoe-horn, the combination of thehorn proper; a gripping-finger pivoted on 85 said horn; and a lever alsopivoted on said horn and providedwith a slotted end loosely connected tothe adjacent endof said gripping-finger.

2. A shoe-horn, provided with upper lugo ears, 0, c, and lower lug, d; alever pivoted between said lug-ears and provided at one end with anelongated slot; and a gripping- 1 In testimony whereof I affix mysignature finger pivoted to said lower lug, d, and pro- 1 in thepresence of two witnesses. vided with a bifurcated end which receivesthe slotted end of said lever, and also pro- GEORGE SCHNEIDER" 5 videdwith a pin extending across its bifurl/Vitnessesz cated end and fittedin the elongated slot of CHARLES E. MANN, Jr.,

the lever end, as set forth. 1 CHARLES L. VIETsGH.

